Month: June 2011

Legislators going to France to research uranium mining not in mining areas

Megan Rhyne, from the Virginia Coalition for Open Government tells us today that none of the legislators going to France to research uranium mining is in mining areas in Virginia. Will they be telling their colleagues what they found, or bragging about the wine?

Two top Cumberland County adminstrators resign

The Planning Director and the Assistant Administrator for Community Development have resigned from Cumberland County government, setting off speculation among those paying attention what was behind their exit. Andrew Sorrell and Michael Cooper no longer work for the county. Sorrell was the Planning Director, and Cooper was the Assistant Administrator for Community Development. Sorrell has … Continue reading Two top Cumberland County adminstrators resign →

A decade in the wilderness: Senate redistricting outcomes

By Claire Guthrie Gastañaga Incumbent-centered, partisan redistricting has all but guaranteed that Virginia progressives will be lost in the legislative wilderness for the next decade or more even as the majority of the Virginia voting public becomes more centrist, or even left of center. The reality is that, as the Virginia Senate moved to a … Continue reading A decade in the wilderness: Senate redistricting outcomes →

Quick links 06/20/11

A few things from around the internet that caught my eye: Justice Department approves redistricting plan. Anybody who thought this Justice Department was going to be different than those of previous administrations should put that thought to rest. These plans were the most gerrymandered plans ever in Virginia. Tom Perriello has no plans for 2012. … Continue reading Quick links 06/20/11 →

Father’s Day 2011

Another Father's Day is upon us, the 38th I've experienced without my own father, the Rev. Charles Thomas Paige (b. 9/25/11, d. 9/6/73). The photo to the left is one of my favorites, taken 61 years ago on 6/15/50, the day he graduated from Temple with his master degree in theology and the day my … Continue reading Father’s Day 2011 →

ICYMI: A necessary conversation

My latest op-ed, title above, appeared in The Virginian-Pilot Thursday. In case you haven't noticed from my recent posts, Norfolk is now undergoing the process of redistricting. It is sometimes easy to forget that not everyone who lives in Norfolk - or Virginia, for that matter - is aware of the fact that we are … Continue reading ICYMI: A necessary conversation →

Finding a way to govern

I read a fascinating article in The Atlantic this week called "How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans." It's written by Mickey Edwards a former Republican congressman from Oklahoma. I think Edwards has articulated what many of us have come to suspect of the two parties, that they are more interested in vying with each … Continue reading Finding a way to govern →

Norfolk tech event kickoff 6/25

We Are Now Connected Kickoff Event & Community TechFest @ Broad Creek Saturday, June 25, 2011 from 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM (ET) Richard Bowling Elementary School Grounds 2861 E. Princess Anne Road Norfolk, VA 23504 One Economy, The Community Builders (TCB), and the Norfolk Digital Inclusion Community Advisory Board cordially invite you to participate … Continue reading Norfolk tech event kickoff 6/25 →

CFR Video: conversation with Webb

The Council on Foreign Relations interviewed Virginia Senator Jim Webb who is chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. The video can be viewed here.